Thing #12

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Famous Dyslexics

These people overcame their struggles with dyslexia. Someone believed in them. We can do the same for our dyslexic students.

Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven by danzden

Tom Cruise Flashes His Famous Smile at Madame Tussauds in London by mharrsch

George Lopez IMG_8071 by obfusciatrist Alex

Cher in Las Vegas by Bruce Tuten

Albert Einstein by mansionwb Cesar Blanco

Whoopi Goldberg by David Shankbone

Jay Leno by Dianthus Moon Dianne Collins

Walt Disney "Partners" - Walt with Castle Black and White by Express Monorail Joe Penniston

Henry Winkler Happy Days 5 by elviskennedy

Nolan Ryan Senior Portrait by tonystl

I can hardly wait for the students to see this and then maybe start making their own videos of things that interest them or sharing their own family photos or summer vacation or their favorite people/teachers/friends, etc.

I also am ready to get my wedding pix out and do a little video/slideshow of my favorite memories. Cool!!!

It was a little frustrating at times and time consuming, but enjoyable.

For my MTA class

This is from The Power of Dyslexia to show to my students. :)

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Originally uploaded by myfirstflickr

Don't worry! Be Happy!!!!
Or - WalMart.
What does this remind you of???
SMILE!!!!!!!!

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Originally uploaded by myfirstflickr

This is from what I created on Flickr API. Cool.

Thing # 11 Stretch

Testing - let's see if this flickr worked for me. I created just a few pictures to share.
I think this could be useful in the classroom on many different levels. For one, teachers could share places they have visited - maybe even take the kids on a mini field trip. So many students have never been to the places they read about in text books or stories or social studies, so, sharing the pictures could give them a little more prior knowledge/background info.
It could also make the teacher/student interaction a little more personable. Students could share their own pictures of places they have been or replace the old "What I did over the summer" essay/journal with a slide show.
I am a little bit unsure about all the confidentiality stuff and the hackers and stalkers and just plain weirdo's that could look/lurk at the sites. ??? But, I'm willing to try it.

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dyslexia-writing
Originally uploaded by aeckel

very true - right on for what most of the dyslexic students I teach say and I have seen. Classroom teachers - take a look.

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Originally uploaded by aeckel

Here's another one!!